Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2005 (38 of 2005)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

15   Subsections 7(1) and (1A)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

President

(1) A person must not be appointed as the President unless he or she is a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Deputy President

(1AA) A person must not be appointed as a Deputy President unless he or she is enrolled as a legal practitioner (however described) of:

(a) the High Court; or

(b) the Supreme Court of a State or Territory;

and has been so enrolled for at least 5 years.